Is the axle different?
A not so related question - did Toyota shorten the final drive for 9th gen C59? I read about a MR-S swap that mentions going for a 98-02 C59 for the tall final drive. From that thread, final drive are:
Let us know what you find in the transaxle when you drain the oil. Which oil were you running in the transaxle?
I found a mixture of relatively big metal chunks, shavings, shiny debris, metal slurry.
First fill since the manual swap was 2qt Royal Purple MaxGear 75w90; 2 years later it was changed to 1qt MT90 and 1qt motomaster semi-synthetic. I have one unopened bottle of MT90 remaining. Plan to buy one more then use that to fill the replacement.
I have located a 2000 tranny locally for $605. Listed as 144k. Is it a good idea to arrange a rebuild of that before installing?
I would have bought a few more tools to replace it myself, but family vehemently insists that I pay a shop for the job.
Looks like plan would be MWR chromoly flywheel while the trans is out, reman/rebuilt stock transmission, MT90 fill, and probably a stainless steel clutch hose and a longer push rod. Could be that my clutch is not disengaging fully when depressed.